The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1858 - English poetry |
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Samuel Johnson. THE LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS ; BY SAMUEL JOHNSON , LL . D. IN TWO VOLUMES . VOL . I. LEIPZIG BERNHARD TAUCHNITZ 1858 . BIBLIOTHEQUE DE IUNIVERSITÉ DE GAND . CONTENTS OF VOLUME I. PAGE COWLEY I DENHAM 48 MILTON.
Samuel Johnson. THE LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS ; BY SAMUEL JOHNSON , LL . D. IN TWO VOLUMES . VOL . I. LEIPZIG BERNHARD TAUCHNITZ 1858 . BIBLIOTHEQUE DE IUNIVERSITÉ DE GAND . CONTENTS OF VOLUME I. PAGE COWLEY I DENHAM 48 MILTON.
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Samuel Johnson. CONTENTS OF VOLUME I. PAGE COWLEY I DENHAM 48 MILTON 56 BUTLER 120 ROCHESTER 131 ROSCOMMON 137 OTWAY 145 WALLER 149 POMFRET 187 DORSET 188 STEPNEY 191 J. PHILIPS . 193 WALSH 205 DRYDEN 207 SMITH 304 DUKE 322 KING 323 · VI ...
Samuel Johnson. CONTENTS OF VOLUME I. PAGE COWLEY I DENHAM 48 MILTON 56 BUTLER 120 ROCHESTER 131 ROSCOMMON 137 OTWAY 145 WALLER 149 POMFRET 187 DORSET 188 STEPNEY 191 J. PHILIPS . 193 WALSH 205 DRYDEN 207 SMITH 304 DUKE 322 KING 323 · VI ...
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... Milton , and Pope , might be said " to lisp in numbers ; " and have given such early proofs , not only of powers of language , but of comprehension of things , as to more tardy minds seem scarcely credible . But of the learned ...
... Milton , and Pope , might be said " to lisp in numbers ; " and have given such early proofs , not only of powers of language , but of comprehension of things , as to more tardy minds seem scarcely credible . But of the learned ...
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... Milton be com- pared ( for May I hold to be superior to both ) , the advantage seems to lie on the side of Cowley . Milton is generally content to express the thoughts of the ancients in their language ; Cowley , without much loss of ...
... Milton be com- pared ( for May I hold to be superior to both ) , the advantage seems to lie on the side of Cowley . Milton is generally content to express the thoughts of the ancients in their language ; Cowley , without much loss of ...
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... very conveniently come hither the way of Hampton Town , lying there one night . I write this in pain , and can say no more : Verbum sapienti . " L'Allegro of Milton . even He did not long enjoy the pleasure , or suffer 10 COWLEY .
... very conveniently come hither the way of Hampton Town , lying there one night . I write this in pain , and can say no more : Verbum sapienti . " L'Allegro of Milton . even He did not long enjoy the pleasure , or suffer 10 COWLEY .
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